On Jul 15, 2010, at 3:56 AM, Joshua Morey wrote:
> The exchangve between angelus and julio is a prime example of the very
> reason I was excited to join this group - I feel smarter having read it;
> however, the name calling confuses me. Mind you, I do not prefer holding
> hands, singing kumbaya, and then sharing a group hug - the argumentation is
> precisely what makes these discussions so important and edifying. But I
> think we need to recognize a common purpose, that at the end of the day, to
> paraphrase ep thompson, we don't need to worry about who is on marx's side
> because he is on ours, and that "side" demands rigorous study, theorization,
> and work, none of which is possible in isolation. In other words, I need to
> read (and engage) these disagreements (and I bet many others feel
> similarly), they are important to my development, and while I don't care if
> people are polite, insults and personal jabs are politically reckless, at
> best discouraging and at worst counterproductive to the struggle that many
> of us share. I don't mean to sound like a prude, but seriously - when we
> bullshit each other who do you think laughs the hardest?
Yes.
Doug